Glass-holding attachment for headlights.



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GLASS HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR HEADLIGHTS. APPLICATION EILED JUNE 24, 1911EENEWED AUG. 2, 1912.

1,050,335. I Patented Jan. 14,1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- GEORGE E. BRYANT, 0F EVANSVILLE, AND LANDONKELL, OF PRINCETON, INDIANA; SAID KELL ASSIGNOR TO SAID BRYANT.

GLASS-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR HEADLIGHTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1st, .1913.

Application filed June 24, 1911, Serial No. 635,662. Renewed August 2,1912. Serial No. 713,002.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE E. BRYANT and LANDON KELL, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Evansville and Princeton, respectively, inthe State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Glass-Holding Attachments for Headlights, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in headlights for locomotives,and refers more particularly to a glass holding attachment for theheadlight, by means of which a broken glass may be easily and quicklyremoved and replaced by a new glass, while the engine is in motion.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partsillustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of alocomotive headlight with the glass holding attachment applied. Fig. 2is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the uppersection of the outer cylinder of the attachment lowered. Fig. is asectional view of the attachment.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of theinvention, 1 indiates the headlight, and 2 the glass holding attachment,as a whole. The attachment comprises an inner cylinder 3 of metal orother suitable material which may be slightly flared as shown, and isprovided at its inner edge with the annular outwardly extended attachingrim or flange at riveted or otherwise secured to the headlight frame 1.The outer edge of the inner cylinder is provided with the inwardlyextending annular rim 5, the purpose of which will be hereinafterdisclosed.

The attachment further comprises an outer cylinder 6 which snugly fitsthe exterior of the inner cylinder and is provided at its outer edgewith the inwardly extending annular rim 7, leaving an annular space 8between the two rims for the reception of a packing ring of asbestos forreceiving the edge of the glass 9. This packing ring takes up any jarand renders the casing impervious to moisture or circulation of air.

The ackln strl beni made of asbestos will likewise stand the heat. Theouter cylinder comprises the bottom section 10 which is riveted orotherwise secured to the corresponding half of the inner ring and thehinged upper section 11. Said sect-ion 11 is attached to the bearingarms 12 which are pivoted, as at 13, to the brackets 1st, attached tothe bottom section 10. The hinged section 11 is provided at its top withthe spring hasp or catch 15, engageable by the latch 16 pivoted to theheadlight frame, whereby said section may be held closed.

In practice, should the glass 9 become broken through any cause, it maybe readily and quickly removed and replaced by a new glass by swingingthe hinged section 11 of the outer cylinder open as shown in Fig. 3, andlifting the packing ring with the glass from the attachment, bodily. Anew glass is then secured in place, and the hinged section 11 againclosed.

It is thought that the great merit and advantage of this attachment willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the presentinvention appertains. In

this connection however, it will be said that under present conditionsthe glasses are frequently broken by storm, jarring and overheating, andit is necessary for the engineer to run his engine in the dark until theterminus is reached, thus being in danger of accident, and endangeringthe lives of others.

It has been impossible heretofore to replace a broken glass in areasonable length of time without causing unnecessary delay, but bymeans of our attachment, or What might be termed a new safety goggle,the engineer is able to replace a broken glass in a moment of time evenwhile the engine is in motion.

Various changes in the form, proportions and minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principles orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A glass holding attachment of the class described comprising an innercylinder attached to the headlight frame, an outer cylinder comprising alower stationary section and an upper section hinged to swing in avertical plane from a horizontal open position to a vertical closedposition or viee-versi an annular packing strip removably securedbetween the inner and outer cylinders for receiving the edge of theglass, and a latch device for normally holding the hinged section of theouter cylinder closed.

A glass holding attachment of the class described comprising an innercylinder attached t0 the headlight frame, an outer cylinder comprising abottom section secured to the inner cylinder and an upper section hingedto swing in a vertical plane from a closed vertical position to ahorizontal open position, or vice-versa, inwardly extending annular rimsformed at the outer edges of the inner and outer cylinders, leaving anannular space there-between. a packing ring o't' asbestos positioned insaid space to receive the edge of the glass and a latch device fornormally holding the hinged section of the outer cylinder closed, thepacking strip and glass being removable by lifting the same bodily fromposition with the hinged section of the outer cylinder open.

3. A glass holding attachment for locomotive headlights con'i )rising aninner cylinder ')rov1ded at its inner edge with. an

annular attaching flange and at its outer inder and an upper sectionhinged to swing from a vertical closed position to a horizontal openposition or vice-versa, said outer cylinder provided at its outer edgewith an inwardly extending annular rim, leaving an annular space betweenthe rims of the cylinders. an asbestos packing strip arranged in saidspace for receiving the outer edge oi' the glass and a latch device fornormally holding the hinged sectionot the outer cyl inder closed.

In testimony whereof we atlix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE E. BRYANT. LANDON KELL. Witnesses 1 JAMES B. GAMBLE, MARSHAL N.lVOODS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C."

